SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) 100.96 $XRT
SPDR S&P Retail announces quarterly distribution of $0.346
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 1:22PM CDT
XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Investors Should Stick With Health Care Stocks, eBay Has Downside
at The Street - Thu Mar 19, 1:56PM CDT
The CNBC ‘Fast Money Halftime’ trading panel agrees that health care stocks still have an upside, while an analyst explains his decision to downgrade eBay.
KMI: 42.12 (+0.59), BIIB: 475.98 (+42.33), MNST: 137.52 (-0.76), EWG: 30.26 (+0.79), VXX: 25.73 (-0.40), NKE: 101.98 (+3.66), UNH: 119.14 (-1.62), KORS: 66.13 (-0.69), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), GOOG: 560.36 (+2.37), COH: 41.58 (+0.32), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EBAY: 57.93 (+0.05), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), GOOGL: 564.95 (+1.28), FL: 62.70 (+0.62), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), AAPL: 125.90 (-1.60), FB: 83.80 (+1.05), TIF: 82.93 (-3.44), XLU: 44.98 (+0.05), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), ARO: 3.14 (+0.12), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33), CELG: 128.50 (+3.17), GES: 18.84 (-0.58), UA: 81.43 (+0.42), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), BONT: 6.40 (-0.08), GILD: 102.29 (+0.85), CRI: 93.89 (+2.18), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10)
Return To Reality
Lance Roberts - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 10:19AM CDT
As I mentioned previously, I spent the past week on Spring Break with my family on our annual skiing/family reunion in Utah. The good news is that for the first time in four years no one wound up in the medical clinic. But being back also means a...
PEJ: 39.25 (-0.03), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), XLP: 48.94 (+0.31), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), FSTA: 29.55 (+0.05), UGE: 96.60 (unch), UCC: 111.89 (+3.41), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXG: 45.17 (+0.30), IYK: 105.91 (+1.16), SCC: 11.26 (-0.39), VDC: 126.95 (+1.49), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), IYC: 147.34 (+1.37), PBJ: 32.00 (+0.38), PEZ: 47.38 (-0.10), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), SZK: 25.94 (-0.13), PSCC: 53.94 (+0.79), RHS: 107.06 (+0.54), PSL: 54.07 (+0.20), PSCD: 54.20 (+0.31)
February Retail Sales: How Big Of An 'Ouch!'?
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 5:46AM CDT
B y New Deal democrat US retail sales: a slowdown, yes, but wait for the inflation adjustment Yesterday's retail sales report looked mighty poor, down -0.8% m/m. It was the third straight decline in this metric. Three important points need...
SINF: 47.80 (unch), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), RINF: 30.61 (+0.74), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), INFL: 39.28 (unch), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), DEFL: 58.00 (unch)
U.S. Retail Sales Trend Worst Since 2009
Markit - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 3:06AM CDT
US economic data are turning ugly, and not just because of the weather. Retail sales in the latest three months have suffered the steepest fall since the first quarter of 2009, when the global financial crisis was at its peak. A 0.6% deterioration...
FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Lessons From Another Tough Week And The Big Day Ahead
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 9:24AM CDT
XLB: 49.23 (+0.13), VXX: 25.73 (-0.40), EWL: 34.00 (+0.71), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), HEDJ: 66.87 (+0.74), EEM: 40.08 (+0.59), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXB: 146.71 (+2.18), OIL: 9.79 (+0.22), XLK: 42.54 (+0.10), FXC: 79.03 (+0.88), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), EMB: 111.69 (+1.20), SLV: 16.00 (+0.56), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), FXF: 99.75 (+1.49), JJC: 33.04 (+1.20), XLE: 76.91 (+0.60), HYG: 90.44 (+0.70), MUB: 110.47 (-0.03), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EZU: 39.08 (+1.08), XLU: 44.98 (+0.05), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), FXS: 116.66 (+2.56), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33), GSG: 19.51 (+0.25), PCY: 28.30 (+0.29), EWU: 18.82 (+0.43), GLD: 113.57 (+1.28), PFF: 40.05 (+0.14), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10)
SPDR S&P Retail ETF Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.74%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 12, 4:38PM CDT
SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $97.49 to a high of $99.38. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.7%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $98.29 on volume of 1.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
A Bullish Update For Jobless Claims As Retail Sales Slide Again
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 10:20AM CDT
Today’s US economic updates offer a profile of extremes. Initial jobless claims pulled back from the brink of what would have been a dark signal if new filings for unemployment benefits posted another rise. Instead, claims tumbled sharply last...
SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Retail sector takes its cues from Dollar General
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 8:47AM CDT
DLTR: 83.81 (+0.41), FRED: 18.39 (+0.32), TGT: 81.31 (+0.71), WMT: 83.24 (+1.72), DG: 75.78 (+0.87), FIVE: 31.86 (+0.49), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Pockets of strength in retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:44AM CDT
PEJ: 39.25 (-0.03), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), XLP: 48.94 (+0.31), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), FSTA: 29.55 (+0.05), UGE: 96.60 (unch), UCC: 111.89 (+3.41), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXG: 45.17 (+0.30), IYK: 105.91 (+1.16), SCC: 11.26 (-0.39), VDC: 126.95 (+1.49), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), IYC: 147.34 (+1.37), PBJ: 32.00 (+0.38), PEZ: 47.38 (-0.10), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), SZK: 25.94 (-0.13), PSCC: 53.94 (+0.79), RHS: 107.06 (+0.54), PSL: 54.07 (+0.20), PSCD: 54.20 (+0.31)
EUR/USD Traders Zero In On U.S. Retail Sales Data
Dean Popplewell - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 4:50AM CDT
By Alfonso Esparza The USD rally that started with the release of a strong nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report last Friday continues this week. The rally will face its first hurdle on Thursday at the U.S. retail sales numbers are published....
XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), USDU: 28.43 (-0.39), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), FORX: 42.90 (-0.29), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15)
U.S. Retail Sales: February 2015 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 10:46AM CDT
US retail sales are expected to rise 0.5% in tomorrow’s February report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator’s median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The median prediction reflects a substantial...
XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Today's Market: Strong Earnings And Speculation Over Banks' Capital Plans Pushing Stocks Higher
Matthew Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 9:30AM CDT
JPM: 61.75 (+0.55), EXPR: 16.50 (-0.15), BBT: 39.81 (+0.25), C: 52.98 (+0.60), WFC: 56.01 (+0.50), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), PAY: 36.08 (+0.60), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Women in ETFs Helping to Propel Careers and Industry Higher
at The Street - Mon Mar 09, 3:07PM CDT
Joanne Hill, the co-founder of Women in ETFs, describes the industry landscape and how the organization is designed to inspire and advance both careers and the industry to new highs.
XLB: 49.23 (+0.13), EWG: 30.26 (+0.79), XBI: 233.86 (-4.12), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), EWQ: 26.42 (+0.70), IBB: 366.52 (+1.27), XLU: 44.98 (+0.05), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33), XLP: 48.94 (+0.31), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), EWU: 18.82 (+0.43), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLK: 42.54 (+0.10), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), XLE: 76.91 (+0.60)
Consumer Staples Industry Weekly Update: Are Consumers Partying Like It's 1999?
Adrian Wong - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 8:37AM CDT
According to the University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment, consumers are feeling very optimistic. But are they partying like it's 1999? Find the answer in the exhibit below. (click to enlarge) Sources: University Of Michigan ...
VDC: 126.95 (+1.49), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), XLP: 48.94 (+0.31), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), FSTA: 29.55 (+0.05), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RHS: 107.06 (+0.54), FXG: 45.17 (+0.30)
Abercrombie & Fitch Is A Complete No-Go Stock
Stock Gazer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 8:29AM CST
ANF: 21.87 (+0.53), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
U.S. retailers warn on cold snap impact
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 7:43AM CST
SCC: 11.26 (-0.39), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), IYC: 147.34 (+1.37), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), UCC: 111.89 (+3.41), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), PSCD: 54.20 (+0.31)
Be Patient, An Oil-Driven Spending Boom Is Coming
The Financialist - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 7:18PM CST
When it comes to a love of the open road, the United States stands apart. Americans drive more than motorists anywhere else in the world, according to the World Bank. When the average price of a gallon of gasoline dropped from $3.70 to just above $2...
USO: 16.43 (+0.35), OIL: 9.79 (+0.22), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Fresh Market Shares Are Too Risky Amid Leadership Changes
at The Street - Wed Mar 04, 2:13PM CST
The abrupt resignation of its CEO and increased competition makes an already-expensive stock even more risky.
WFM: 53.97 (+0.35), TFM: 41.09 (+0.26), SFM: 33.99 (+0.03), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Retail ETFs Hitting 52-Week Highs On Solid Q4 Earnings
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 12:08PM CST
The retail sector has been riding higher, outperforming the S&P 500 index on encouraging Q4 earnings. This is especially true as retail stocks gained an average of 2.85% (average price difference between a day before and after the earnings...
HD: 117.49 (+2.33), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), JCP: 7.70 (-0.07), TGT: 81.31 (+0.71), M: 65.98 (+0.91), WMT: 83.24 (+1.72), LOW: 75.23 (+0.67), GPS: 43.16 (+0.39), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
SPDR S&P Retail announces quarterly distribution of $0.346
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 1:22PM CDT
XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Investors Should Stick With Health Care Stocks, eBay Has Downside
at The Street - Thu Mar 19, 1:56PM CDT
The CNBC ‘Fast Money Halftime’ trading panel agrees that health care stocks still have an upside, while an analyst explains his decision to downgrade eBay.
KMI: 42.12 (+0.59), BIIB: 475.98 (+42.33), MNST: 137.52 (-0.76), EWG: 30.26 (+0.79), VXX: 25.73 (-0.40), NKE: 101.98 (+3.66), UNH: 119.14 (-1.62), KORS: 66.13 (-0.69), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), GOOG: 560.36 (+2.37), COH: 41.58 (+0.32), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), EBAY: 57.93 (+0.05), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), GOOGL: 564.95 (+1.28), FL: 62.70 (+0.62), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), AAPL: 125.90 (-1.60), FB: 83.80 (+1.05), TIF: 82.93 (-3.44), XLU: 44.98 (+0.05), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), ARO: 3.14 (+0.12), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33), CELG: 128.50 (+3.17), GES: 18.84 (-0.58), UA: 81.43 (+0.42), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), BONT: 6.40 (-0.08), GILD: 102.29 (+0.85), CRI: 93.89 (+2.18), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10)
Return To Reality
Lance Roberts - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 10:19AM CDT
As I mentioned previously, I spent the past week on Spring Break with my family on our annual skiing/family reunion in Utah. The good news is that for the first time in four years no one wound up in the medical clinic. But being back also means a...
PEJ: 39.25 (-0.03), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), XLP: 48.94 (+0.31), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), FSTA: 29.55 (+0.05), UGE: 96.60 (unch), UCC: 111.89 (+3.41), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXG: 45.17 (+0.30), IYK: 105.91 (+1.16), SCC: 11.26 (-0.39), VDC: 126.95 (+1.49), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), IYC: 147.34 (+1.37), PBJ: 32.00 (+0.38), PEZ: 47.38 (-0.10), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), SZK: 25.94 (-0.13), PSCC: 53.94 (+0.79), RHS: 107.06 (+0.54), PSL: 54.07 (+0.20), PSCD: 54.20 (+0.31)
February Retail Sales: How Big Of An 'Ouch!'?
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 5:46AM CDT
B y New Deal democrat US retail sales: a slowdown, yes, but wait for the inflation adjustment Yesterday's retail sales report looked mighty poor, down -0.8% m/m. It was the third straight decline in this metric. Three important points need...
SINF: 47.80 (unch), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), RINF: 30.61 (+0.74), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), INFL: 39.28 (unch), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), DEFL: 58.00 (unch)
U.S. Retail Sales Trend Worst Since 2009
Markit - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 15, 3:06AM CDT
US economic data are turning ugly, and not just because of the weather. Retail sales in the latest three months have suffered the steepest fall since the first quarter of 2009, when the global financial crisis was at its peak. A 0.6% deterioration...
FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Lessons From Another Tough Week And The Big Day Ahead
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 9:24AM CDT
XLB: 49.23 (+0.13), VXX: 25.73 (-0.40), EWL: 34.00 (+0.71), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), HEDJ: 66.87 (+0.74), EEM: 40.08 (+0.59), KRE: 41.38 (+0.48), FXB: 146.71 (+2.18), OIL: 9.79 (+0.22), XLK: 42.54 (+0.10), FXC: 79.03 (+0.88), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), EMB: 111.69 (+1.20), SLV: 16.00 (+0.56), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), FXF: 99.75 (+1.49), JJC: 33.04 (+1.20), XLE: 76.91 (+0.60), HYG: 90.44 (+0.70), MUB: 110.47 (-0.03), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EZU: 39.08 (+1.08), XLU: 44.98 (+0.05), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), FXS: 116.66 (+2.56), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33), GSG: 19.51 (+0.25), PCY: 28.30 (+0.29), EWU: 18.82 (+0.43), GLD: 113.57 (+1.28), PFF: 40.05 (+0.14), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10)
SPDR S&P Retail ETF Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.74%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 12, 4:38PM CDT
SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE:XRT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $97.49 to a high of $99.38. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.7%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $98.29 on volume of 1.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
A Bullish Update For Jobless Claims As Retail Sales Slide Again
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 10:20AM CDT
Today’s US economic updates offer a profile of extremes. Initial jobless claims pulled back from the brink of what would have been a dark signal if new filings for unemployment benefits posted another rise. Instead, claims tumbled sharply last...
SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Retail sector takes its cues from Dollar General
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 8:47AM CDT
DLTR: 83.81 (+0.41), FRED: 18.39 (+0.32), TGT: 81.31 (+0.71), WMT: 83.24 (+1.72), DG: 75.78 (+0.87), FIVE: 31.86 (+0.49), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Pockets of strength in retail
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:44AM CDT
PEJ: 39.25 (-0.03), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), XLP: 48.94 (+0.31), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), FSTA: 29.55 (+0.05), UGE: 96.60 (unch), UCC: 111.89 (+3.41), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXG: 45.17 (+0.30), IYK: 105.91 (+1.16), SCC: 11.26 (-0.39), VDC: 126.95 (+1.49), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), IYC: 147.34 (+1.37), PBJ: 32.00 (+0.38), PEZ: 47.38 (-0.10), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), SZK: 25.94 (-0.13), PSCC: 53.94 (+0.79), RHS: 107.06 (+0.54), PSL: 54.07 (+0.20), PSCD: 54.20 (+0.31)
EUR/USD Traders Zero In On U.S. Retail Sales Data
Dean Popplewell - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 4:50AM CDT
By Alfonso Esparza The USD rally that started with the release of a strong nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report last Friday continues this week. The rally will face its first hurdle on Thursday at the U.S. retail sales numbers are published....
XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), USDU: 28.43 (-0.39), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), FORX: 42.90 (-0.29), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15)
U.S. Retail Sales: February 2015 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 10:46AM CDT
US retail sales are expected to rise 0.5% in tomorrow’s February report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator’s median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The median prediction reflects a substantial...
XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Today's Market: Strong Earnings And Speculation Over Banks' Capital Plans Pushing Stocks Higher
Matthew Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 11, 9:30AM CDT
JPM: 61.75 (+0.55), EXPR: 16.50 (-0.15), BBT: 39.81 (+0.25), C: 52.98 (+0.60), WFC: 56.01 (+0.50), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), PAY: 36.08 (+0.60), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Women in ETFs Helping to Propel Careers and Industry Higher
at The Street - Mon Mar 09, 3:07PM CDT
Joanne Hill, the co-founder of Women in ETFs, describes the industry landscape and how the organization is designed to inspire and advance both careers and the industry to new highs.
XLB: 49.23 (+0.13), EWG: 30.26 (+0.79), XBI: 233.86 (-4.12), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), EWQ: 26.42 (+0.70), IBB: 366.52 (+1.27), XLU: 44.98 (+0.05), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33), XLP: 48.94 (+0.31), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), QQQ: 108.53 (+0.45), EWU: 18.82 (+0.43), DIA: 180.96 (+1.30), XLK: 42.54 (+0.10), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10), XLF: 24.71 (+0.24), XLE: 76.91 (+0.60)
Consumer Staples Industry Weekly Update: Are Consumers Partying Like It's 1999?
Adrian Wong - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 8:37AM CDT
According to the University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment, consumers are feeling very optimistic. But are they partying like it's 1999? Find the answer in the exhibit below. (click to enlarge) Sources: University Of Michigan ...
VDC: 126.95 (+1.49), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), XLP: 48.94 (+0.31), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), FSTA: 29.55 (+0.05), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RHS: 107.06 (+0.54), FXG: 45.17 (+0.30)
Abercrombie & Fitch Is A Complete No-Go Stock
Stock Gazer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 8:29AM CST
ANF: 21.87 (+0.53), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
U.S. retailers warn on cold snap impact
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 7:43AM CST
SCC: 11.26 (-0.39), FDIS: 31.02 (+0.25), VCR: 124.36 (+1.22), PMR: 41.52 (+0.12), RETL: 132.69 (+4.45), IYC: 147.34 (+1.37), XLY: 76.77 (+0.59), UCC: 111.89 (+3.41), RCD: 92.56 (+0.81), FXD: 37.73 (+0.28), RTH: 78.25 (+0.84), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28), PSCD: 54.20 (+0.31)
Be Patient, An Oil-Driven Spending Boom Is Coming
The Financialist - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 7:18PM CST
When it comes to a love of the open road, the United States stands apart. Americans drive more than motorists anywhere else in the world, according to the World Bank. When the average price of a gallon of gasoline dropped from $3.70 to just above $2...
USO: 16.43 (+0.35), OIL: 9.79 (+0.22), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Fresh Market Shares Are Too Risky Amid Leadership Changes
at The Street - Wed Mar 04, 2:13PM CST
The abrupt resignation of its CEO and increased competition makes an already-expensive stock even more risky.
WFM: 53.97 (+0.35), TFM: 41.09 (+0.26), SFM: 33.99 (+0.03), XRT: 100.96 (+0.28)
Retail ETFs Hitting 52-Week Highs On Solid Q4 Earnings
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 12:08PM CST
The retail sector has been riding higher, outperforming the S&P 500 index on encouraging Q4 earnings. This is especially true as retail stocks gained an average of 2.85% (average price difference between a day before and after the earnings...
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